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Vucic talked with the Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU faction in the German parliament, Johann Wadephul and the group's foreign affairs ​adviser Hans-Joachim Falenski about bilateral relationship, Serbia's road to EU and the situation in the region.

"But apparently, that needs to be repeated every now and then," Merkel told a news conference on Monday in Berlin after a meeting with the chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers, Denis Zvizdic.

Vucic said he would until then "continue the fight not to lose everything, but to try to get something" - which he said seemed to him like "we have a good opportunity to do."

"The Serb people will not be losers, we will not lose everything, we count also on higher wages, and we have a clear road to the future and security," Vucic said in a statement for RTS.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday, saying allies had sharply increased defence spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders.

On 5 July 2018, the Council prolonged economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 January 2019.

This decision follows an update from President Macron and Chancellor Merkel to the European Council of 28-29 June 2018 on the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements, to which the sanctions are linked.

This is especially true when it comes to large companies like the copper mining and smelting complex RTB Bor, and the agricultural complex PKB, Li told Tanjug.

Asked if China was interested in about 120 state-owned Serbian companies from the privatization portfolio of the Ministry of Economy, he said there was interest in half of those companies.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health announced this on Friday.

The national radio is reporting that 19 people have been taken to hospitals in Sofia, two of whom were in a critical condition.

The bus turned over after colliding with a car, Reuters is reporting, citing the owner of the bus.

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"We are ready for a compromise, I told that to Mrs. Merkel, but for that, two sides are needed," Vucic said after his meeting with the German chancellor.

He added that in the past, he believed it was easier for Serbs and Albanians to talk to alone.

Stefanovic told this to Assistant UN Secretary-General Aleksandr Zuev, and reiterated Serbia's position on the need for UNMIK's continued presence on the ground.

Merkel, who spoke first, stressed the importance of the talks conducted in Brussels between Serbia and Kosovo, adding that close cooperation and discussion was important in the process of EU integration.

According to her, Serbia has undertaken encouraging reforms. Merkel commended the Serbian prime minister for this.